1991 Russian presidential election

1991 Russian presidential election
12 June 1991
Registered106,484,518
Turnout74.67%
 
Nominee Boris Yeltsin Nikolai Ryzhkov
Party Independent Communist
Alliance Democratic Russia
Democratic Union
Running mate Alexander Rutskoy Boris Gromov
Popular vote 45,552,041 13,359,335
Percentage 58.56% 17.22%
 
Nominee Vladimir Zhirinovsky Aman Tuleyev
Party LDPSU Independent
Running mate Andrey Zavidiya Viktor Bocharov
Popular vote 6,211,007 5,417,464
Percentage 7.98% 6.96%
Most voted-for candidate by federal subject
  Yeltsin   Ryzhkov   Tuleyev
Elected President

Boris Yeltsin
Independent


Presidential elections were held in the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (RSFSR) on 12 June 1991. This was the first ever Russian presidential election. The election was held roughly three months after Russians voted in favor of establishing a presidency and holding direct elections in a referendum held in March that year. The result was a victory for Boris Yeltsin, who received 58.6% of the vote.

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